Freedom of Information

Date published: 18 April 2018 12:51

The Freedom of Information Act gives you a right to access information held by public authorities, including South Yorkshire Police, with the purpose of making organisations more accountable and transparent.

Responding to requests

We will endeavour to comply with all requests for copies of recorded information made under the Freedom of Information Act, within the stipulated 20 working days, subject to exemptions applying under the Act.

What to do when making a request

We receive approximately 800 requests a year, so we may already have the answer to your question. Check our disclosure log which shows all requests we have disclosed since 29 May 2009.

If a topic is of significant public interest, you may find it on our dedicated 'Categories of significant interest' page.

Publication Scheme

In addition to the general right of access given to individuals under the Freedom of Information Act, public authorities are required to adopt, implement and maintain a Publication Scheme, which is based on classes of information that have been defined by the Information Commissioner.

This Publication Scheme commits an authority to make information available to the public as part of its normal business activities and is designed to inform members of the public about the certain types of information that we publish or intend to publish under the generic class headings which are listed.

Publication Schemes are intended to encourage organisations to publish more information proactively and to develop a greater culture of openness.